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News You Can Use Issue 141/September 2014 Donor Retention: Keeping Ice Bucket Challenge Donors from Evaporating   Rhonda McClung Vice President  The wildly successful Ice Bucket Challenge in support of the ALS Association brought in $100 million in 30 days, an amount that continues to grow as the challenge spreads globally. In addition to the dollars though, it brought in more…

Who is Our Stanley? By Jennifer Furla, Executive Vice President Midwest Region “So, who’s our ‘Stanley?’” the man asked. The question came during a Campaign Readiness Assessment SM for a local church in the Midwest.  More than 40 members of various church ministries were gathered in the Fellowship Hall between services that morning for a focus group testing support for a…

Who is Our Stanley?  By Jennifer Furla, Executive Vice President Midwest Region “So, who’s our ‘Stanley?’” the man asked. The question came during a Campaign Readiness Assessment SM for a local church in the Midwest.  More than 40 members of various church ministries were gathered in the Fellowship Hall between services that morning for a focus group testing support for a…

Your Nonprofit’s Success Depends On Your Ability to Change  By Mary Ellen Clark, Vice President  Midwest Region To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.  Winston Churchill I was reminded last week, when I was visiting with an executive director about her organization’s budget and next year’s programs—which for them begins with firecrackers rather than the…

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News You Can Use Issue 142/October 2014 Strengthen Year-End Giving by Preserving the IRA Rollover   Jeffrey D. Byrne President + CEO The year is winding down. Wrapping up those final year-end gifts is on everyone’s mind, but once again, the charitable IRA rollover is not a giving option. At least not yet anyway! This on-again, off-again tax incentive that allows…

News You Can UseIssue 144/December 2014 A Note from Jeffrey Looking Toward the Continued Rise of Philanthropy in 2015   Jeffrey D. ByrnePresident + CEO 2014 was a wonderful year for philanthropy. Giving USA 2014 reported that charitable giving hit another plateau, with Americans donating more than $335.17 billion to charitable causes in 2013. After four consecutive years of increases in…

News You Can UseIssue 145/January 2015 Great Opportunities for Nonprofits to Engage Young Volunteers Rhonda McClungVice President A generation of avid volunteers is growing up – giving nonprofits the opportunity to engage volunteers at a younger age and keep them participating longer. Two surveys released in 2014 confirmed that young adults today are more likely than their parent’s generation to participate…

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